Supervisor-Lieutenant-Police Officer

Indianapolis, IN
Indiana University Health Police Department

Essential Functions:

  • Provides direction and guidance to team members, guests, and patients.
  • Counsels, coaches and evaluates subordinate personnel.
  • Assists teams with de-escalating tense, uncertain and emotional situations and proactively works to prevent crime and safety incidents.
  • Creates a safe healthcare environment for team members, patients, and guests.
  • Serves as shift commander and supervises sergeants, police officers and Public Safety Officers.
  • Issues work assignments and supervises work activities of all assigned personnel.
  • Complete and approve work schedules to ensure proper shift coverage.
  • Conducts rounding and foot and vehicle patrols in and around properties that are owned, leased, or occupied by IU Health.
  • Responds to calls for service and investigates criminal activity and vehicle crashes as needed.
  • Enforces and assists in the enforcement of IU Health rules, regulations, policies and state statutes.
  • Maintains records and logs and completes written reports as required.
  • Performs physical security screening as required.
  • Assists other public safety agencies as needed.
  • Responds to officers’ calls for assistance and assumes on scene command of critical incidents.
  • Control and assess situations, identify appropriate actions to preserve crime scenes, compile critical information and coordinate activities with other jurisdictions.
  • Acts in capacity of senior departmental officer in absence of more senior ranking officer.
  • Performs other duties as assigned by the chain of command.

Requirements:

  • Requires high school diploma or GED equivalent and seven (7) years of law enforcement experience. OR Associate’s degree and five (5) years of law enforcement experience.
  • Requires current non-restricted Indiana Driver’s License.
  • Requires previous successful completion of Indiana Law Enforcement Tier I or II training, successful completion of the IU Health DPS field training program.
  • Must be able to obtain NCIC/ICAS certification and access.
  • Must not have convictions for felony, domestic violence or violent misdemeanor offenses.
  • Must be able to pass a pre-employment background investigation, drug screening and psychological exam.
  • Requires working knowledge of computers and various software programs.